Is Nick Hankins Jr. starting?
Nick Hankins Jr. is listed 2nd string at RCB for Illinois Fighting Illini.
Freshman · #3
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- 1681Juice ClarkeStarter
- 2367Nick Hankins Jr.You
- 32061Almirian Thomas
Illinois Starting Lineup
Top defensive backs in the Big Ten
Up next for Illinois
Illinois plays Nebraska at home on Fri, Nov 6. The listed kickoff time is 08:00 PM ET.
Nick Hankins Jr. is currently behind Juice Clarke at RCB on the Illinois depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 75 overall this season.
Why this rating?
On a 82-rated defense; no production or recruiting data — rated at heuristic floor → 67.
2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.
2026 Game Log
Sep 19WSIUTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 48-10
Sep 4WUABTKL 3
- TKL
- 3
- SOLO
- 3
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 42-23
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | WSIU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | WUAB | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nick Hankins Jr.'s 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.